For the second time in the span of seven months, then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called up Chicago Ald. Danny Solis after reading about a proposed real estate development in the alderman’s ward.
Illinois was one of a handful of states that went for Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election, but residents in the central part of the state have differing visions of what happens next with former President Donald Trump heading back to the White House.
Urbana officials are taking steps that could bring a grocery store to the city’s north end. On Monday night, the City Council pledged to allocate $800,000 to tackle a food desert in Ward 3. The money is meant to support an application for the Illinois Grocery Initiative, a program that could provide up to $2.4…
Then-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis had already been cooperating with the FBI for a little more than a year in June 2017 when he received an unexpected voicemail from powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Officials are asking for input on a proposal that aims to improve safety along one part of the north-south arterial road in Urbana. The plan would include a lane reduction as well as new bike lanes and pedestrian crossings.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, many are making plans to spend time with family. What is supposed to be a peaceful family gathering can sometimes turn into a nightmare due to political disagreements.
On Saturday, Trump said that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary.
Madigan’s attorneys accuse FBI agent of leading speaker into government’s trap
Political ally Ed Moody testified that despite doing little to no work to earn the money, he spent nearly seven years collecting $4,500 each month, paid indirectly from electric utility Commonwealth Edison through a series of ComEd lobbyists connected to Mike Madigan.
The Florida Republican’s announcement came one day after meeting with senators in an effort to win their support for his confirmation to lead the Justice Department.
Despite internal pushback, a team effort pushed Juan Ochoa onto the ComEd board.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told colleagues this week that they should confirm as many judges as possible before the new year begins. However, President-elect Donald Trump is unhappy.
Calls to Planned Parenthood Illinois surged 15% in the days immediately after the election, with wait times doubling to as much as 20 minutes.
The FBI found handwritten notes and email printouts prosecutors would later use to charge Mike McClain and Mike Madigan for running an alleged “criminal enterprise” for the benefit of those in the speaker’s inner circle.
President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign.